Practical facts by country
Time zones: Africa
The time zones of each country in Africa: its zones in the IANA time zone database and their offsets from UTC in January and July 2027, when daylight saving time applies.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Algeria in?
- Algeria is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Algiers. Algeria travel guide →
- What time zone is Angola in?
- Angola is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Luanda. Angola travel guide →
- What time zone is Benin in?
- Benin is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Porto-Novo. Benin travel guide →
- What time zone is Botswana in?
- Botswana is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Gaborone. Botswana travel guide →
- What time zone is Burkina Faso in?
- Burkina Faso is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso travel guide →
- What time zone is Burundi in?
- Burundi is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Bujumbura. Burundi travel guide →
- What time zone is Cameroon in?
- Cameroon is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Douala. Cameroon travel guide →
- What time zone is Cape Verde in?
- Cape Verde is on UTC-1 all year, in IANA time zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde. Cape Verde travel guide →
- What time zone is the Central African Republic in?
- The Central African Republic is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Bangui. Central African Republic travel guide →
- What time zone is Chad in?
- Chad is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Ndjamena. Chad travel guide →
- What time zone is Comoros in?
- Comoros is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Indian/Comoro. Comoros travel guide →
- What time zone is Democratic Republic of the Congo in?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo has 2 zones in the IANA time zone database, from UTC+1 to UTC+2 in January. Democratic Republic of the Congo travel guide →
- What time zone is Djibouti in?
- Djibouti is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Djibouti. Djibouti travel guide →
- What time zone is Egypt in?
- Egypt is on UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July (daylight saving time), in IANA time zone Africa/Cairo. Egypt travel guide →
- What time zone is Equatorial Guinea in?
- Equatorial Guinea is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Malabo. Equatorial Guinea travel guide →
- What time zone is Eritrea in?
- Eritrea is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Asmara. Eritrea travel guide →
- What time zone is Eswatini in?
- Eswatini is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Mbabane. Eswatini travel guide →
- What time zone is Ethiopia in?
- Ethiopia is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Addis_Ababa. Ethiopia travel guide →
- What time zone is Gabon in?
- Gabon is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Libreville. Gabon travel guide →
- What time zone is the Gambia in?
- The Gambia is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Banjul. Gambia travel guide →
- What time zone is Ghana in?
- Ghana is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Accra. Ghana travel guide →
- What time zone is Guinea in?
- Guinea is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Conakry. Guinea travel guide →
- What time zone is Guinea-Bissau in?
- Guinea-Bissau is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Bissau. Guinea-Bissau travel guide →
- What time zone is Ivory Coast in?
- Ivory Coast is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Abidjan. Ivory Coast travel guide →
- What time zone is Kenya in?
- Kenya is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Nairobi. Kenya travel guide →
- What time zone is Lesotho in?
- Lesotho is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Maseru. Lesotho travel guide →
- What time zone is Liberia in?
- Liberia is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Monrovia. Liberia travel guide →
- What time zone is Libya in?
- Libya is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Tripoli. Libya travel guide →
- What time zone is Madagascar in?
- Madagascar is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Indian/Antananarivo. Madagascar travel guide →
- What time zone is Malawi in?
- Malawi is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Blantyre. Malawi travel guide →
- What time zone is Mali in?
- Mali is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Bamako. Mali travel guide →
- What time zone is Mauritania in?
- Mauritania is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Nouakchott. Mauritania travel guide →
- What time zone is Mauritius in?
- Mauritius is on UTC+4 all year, in IANA time zone Indian/Mauritius. Mauritius travel guide →
- What time zone is Mayotte in?
- Mayotte is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Indian/Mayotte. Mayotte travel guide →
- What time zone is Morocco in?
- Morocco is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Casablanca. Morocco travel guide →
- What time zone is Mozambique in?
- Mozambique is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Maputo. Mozambique travel guide →
- What time zone is Namibia in?
- Namibia is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Windhoek. Namibia travel guide →
- What time zone is Niger in?
- Niger is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Niamey. Niger travel guide →
- What time zone is Nigeria in?
- Nigeria is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Lagos. Nigeria travel guide →
- What time zone is Republic of the Congo in?
- Republic of the Congo is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Brazzaville. Republic of the Congo travel guide →
- What time zone is Réunion in?
- Réunion is on UTC+4 all year, in IANA time zone Indian/Reunion. Réunion travel guide →
- What time zone is Rwanda in?
- Rwanda is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Kigali. Rwanda travel guide →
- What time zone is São Tomé and Príncipe in?
- São Tomé and Príncipe is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Sao_Tome. São Tomé and Príncipe travel guide →
- What time zone is Senegal in?
- Senegal is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Dakar. Senegal travel guide →
- What time zone is Sierra Leone in?
- Sierra Leone is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Freetown. Sierra Leone travel guide →
- What time zone is Somalia in?
- Somalia is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Mogadishu. Somalia travel guide →
- What time zone is South Africa in?
- South Africa is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Johannesburg. South Africa travel guide →
- What time zone is South Sudan in?
- South Sudan is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Juba. South Sudan travel guide →
- What time zone is Sudan in?
- Sudan is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Khartoum. Sudan travel guide →
- What time zone is Tanzania in?
- Tanzania is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam. Tanzania travel guide →
- What time zone is Togo in?
- Togo is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Lome. Togo travel guide →
- What time zone is Tunisia in?
- Tunisia is on UTC+1 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Tunis. Tunisia travel guide →
- What time zone is Uganda in?
- Uganda is on UTC+3 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Kampala. Uganda travel guide →
- What time zone is Western Sahara in?
- Western Sahara is on UTC+0 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/El_Aaiun. Western Sahara travel guide →
- What time zone is Zambia in?
- Zambia is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Lusaka. Zambia travel guide →
- What time zone is Zimbabwe in?
- Zimbabwe is on UTC+2 all year, in IANA time zone Africa/Harare. Zimbabwe travel guide →
Sources: IANA Time Zone Database (public domain), zone.tab; offsets calculated for 15 January and 15 July 2027. All questions · Plug types and voltage: Europe · Plug types and voltage: Asia and Oceania · Plug types and voltage: the Americas · Plug types and voltage: Africa · Emergency phone numbers: Europe · Emergency phone numbers: Asia and Oceania · Emergency phone numbers: the Americas · Emergency phone numbers: Africa · Currencies: Europe · Currencies: Asia and Oceania · Currencies: the Americas · Currencies: Africa